Sudani From Nigeria Review: A Gorgeous Film Rooted In Old-Fashioned Goodness

The most part of the film unfurls in Majeed’s lower middle-class household in Malappuram, and two petite old women, his mother and a neighbour, become the co-anchors of the plot along with him and Samuel.In Sudani From Nigeria, they slowly emerge from the background, and what stays the longest in mind after watching the film is the the aura of inner strength and compassion these women wear.  Jameela, who shares a strained relationship with her son, is delighted to have Samuel home.

Regional Stories, Stellar Performances: Best Of Malayalam Cinema In 2017

Raw and realistic is the new cool, and song-and-dance sequence have become the rarest of the rare.  Films like Parava and Angamaly Diaries are fantastic works that document a place and a community naturally, without losing out on the commercial aspects, but these films tell predominantly male stories where women are barely visible or significant.

Rosapoo Teaser Starring Biju Menon, Neeraj Madhav, Anjali and others

Presenting the official teaser of Rosapoo starring Biju Menon, Neeraj Madhav, Anjali, Soubin Shahir, Shilpa Manjunath and others Written and Directed by -Vinu Joseph Produced by – Shibu Thameens Banner – Thameens Films Music – Sushin Shyam Lyrics – Santhosh Varma, Vinayak Sasikumar, P.S.Rafeeque DOP – Jebin Jacob Editor- Vivek Harshan Art Director – Vinesh […]

Solo Review: A Bejoy Nambiar Film That Once Again Explores The Psyche Of Alpha-Male Protagonists

Nambiar is fixated with how these men react to tragedy – the grief of the man who loses his wife at childbirth, the vengeance of the husband whose wife dies for the fault of others, the repressed gloom of the son who is separated from his beloved mother as a child, and the wounded ego of a young man whose girlfriend walks out on him one fine day.

Top Stories Of The Week: Urvashi Laments The Lack Of Comedy Writing For Women; Ladies Bag Top Honours At The Emmys

An iconic film that established Rajinikanth – Kamal Haasan and Sri Devi as the holy trinity of Tamil cinema, the film went on to achieve cult status.For a film that originally intended on chronicling Haseena’s life, it ends up focusing on irrelevant details, characters, with hurried cuts and camera work not really helping this lost cause.

Parava Review: An Intimate, Intelligent Portrait Of Adolescence

Right from scene one, where the film’s protagonists, two fourteen-year -old boys named Irshad (Amal Sha) and Haseeb (Govind Pai) steal back their favourite fish in the most ingenious way from a guy who’d stolen it from them, to the tale of guilt and redemption that unfurls in the latter half of the film, Parava is a compelling movie.

Weekend Watch: Ivan Thanthiran, Adhagappattathu Magajanangale, Ayal Sassi, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Actress Shraddha Srinath will be playing the female lead in the movie, which has been directed and produced by R Kannan.A two-minute clip of the movie, which features RJ Balaji delivering a monologue on the situation of engineering students in Tamil Nadu, has become quite popular on social media.The movie, directed by Sajin Babu, will see the actor in the titular role of Sasi.

Comrade In America Review: Dulquer Salmaan Shines In A Familiar Role

When the film ends, he is more or less the same immature youth, now trying to heal his bruised masculine pride.  There is no reason for the audience to root for this guy (other than Dulquer’s good-looks of course) when he decides to risk his life for Sarah Mary Kurian (Karthika Muraleedharan), the rich NRI girl he had been courting.  Their relationship, which is crucial to the storyline, is established too hastily.

Weekend Watch: Preview Of ‘Enga Amma Rani’ & ‘CIA’

Directed by Amal Neerad, whose last film was Iyobinte Pusthakam in 2014, the film’s teaser gave us a glimpse of the lead character, played by Dulquer, a young lad hailing from Pala, who is a strong follower of communist ideologies.Dulquer Salman’s next, Comrade in America (CIA), follows the trend of political films released in the first half of 2017, like Oru Mexican Aparaatha and Sakhavu.  The film also stars Karthika Murali.

2017’s Most Anticipated Movies: From Raees To Kaatru Veliyidai

The film premiered at Mumbai’s MAMI film festival in 2016 and earned rave reviews.  National Award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao plays the lead character, who is trapped in a room for about 25 days in an apartment in Mumbai.After the brilliant Maheshinte Prathikaram (The Revenge Of Mahesh), director Dileesh Pothen and actor Fahadh Fazil have begun work on their next film, a drama centred around a middle-class family in Kasargod district.

Kali Trailer Review

The trailer of Sameer Thahir’s Kali, starring Dulquer Salman and Sai Pallavi, is out. The film, as its name suggests, has Dulquer playing Siddharth, a young man with a serious anger management issue. This is Sai Pallavi’s second venture, after her stunning debut in Premam as Malar. She plays Siddharth’s hapless life-partner, Anjali. In the trailer, Siddharth is repeatedly […]

Charlie Review: Colours, Lights, And Bohemian Romance

People whisper from corners, “Here comes the crazy girl! “.  A fairytale princess, bored with her life and to escape from an arranged marriage, Tessa elopes from her palatial house at night.Kochi, till recently, was new-generation Malayalam film makers’ favourite location for gangster movies.  It was Unni R who wrote in 2007, for Amal Neerad’s Big B, “Kochi pazhaya Kochi alla” (Kochi isn’t the same old place you were once used to).

Dileesh Pothan’s Penchant For Long Titles Continues With ‘Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum’

Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is the second directorial of Dileesh, whose first film was the brilliant warm drama, Maheshinte Prathikaram, that won the National Award for the best screenplay in 2016.I chose to shoot it in Kasargod because I thought on such a landscape, this story could seamlessly fit in, and look totally credible”. 36-year-old Dileesh is aware of the hype around the film, for it follows a highly popular and critically-acclaimed debut film, Maheshinte Prathikaram.